Definizione monolingua

heft

heft (third-person singular simple present hefts, present participle hefting, simple past and past participle hefted)

1. (transitive) To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy

   He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck.

2. (transitive) To test the weight of something by lifting it.
3. (transitive, Northern England and Scotland) (of a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) To become accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.
4. (obsolete) past participle of to heave

heft (countable and uncountable; plural hefts)

1. (uncountable) Weight
2. heaviness, the feel of weight.

   A quality hammer should have good balance and heft.

3. (Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
4. An animal that has become hefted thus.
5. A West of Ireland term for poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.

heft

1. (cardinal) seven

Definizione dizionario heft

peso

Altri significati:

(transitive) To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy

An animal that has become hefted thus.

heaviness, the feel of weight.

(transitive, Northern England and Scotland) (of a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) To become accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.

A West of Ireland term for poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.

(Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.

weight

(transitive) To test the weight of something by lifting it.

(obsolete) past participle of to heave

to lift

(uncountable) Weight